D&D 5E Amazon US book sales rank.

[Parmandur]

And or boosting sales numbers for reasons.

Which I dint blame them for.

Brink mentioned reprints that are going through outside sensitivity readers for older campaigns, specifically he called out a new version of Curse of Strahd is coming. Could be they are clearing old stock for the next printings.

 

[Parmandur]

This. The two books really have nothing to do with each other tonally and a party made to work in the low-combat, high rp and social interaction of WDH are going to have a hard time of it in DoMM.

(As an aside I always thought the big "It's four adventures is one!" was a bit of a misfire because left's face it, no matter what enemy you pick the adventure is like 80% the same)

Originally, what became Dragon Heist was going to be the 1-5 of Mad Mage, but then things escalated and got out-of hand, is my understanding.

 

[Jer]

Brink mentioned reprints that are going through outside sensitivity readers for older campaigns, specifically he called out a new version of Curse of Strahd is coming. Could be they are clearing old stock for the next printings.

Wait - another new version of Curse of Strahd is coming? Didn't they just issue a "revamped" version of it? Or maybe this means that the "revamped" version that IIRC is only in a boxed set is going to become the in print version? Which is something I've expected them to do once they needed to go back for another printing of the hardcover.

 

[Velderan]

Wait - another new version of Curse of Strahd is coming? Didn't they just issue a "revamped" version of it? Or maybe this means that the "revamped" version that IIRC is only in a boxed set is going to become the in print version? Which is something I've expected them to do once they needed to go back for another printing of the hardcover.

Yeah, I was curious about that too. Every copy I've seen on a store shelf in my area is still the 1st printing from 2016. There is the larger boxed set you mentioned, were there still issues with that version because I thought that had already been through their review process?

The errata has some of it is labeled as new. Looking at what was changed, it would seem surprising if any of the stuff labeled new was missed by the review prior to the boxed set printing.

 

[darjr]

I believe just a reprint of the book.

 

[Parmandur]

Wait - another new version of Curse of Strahd is coming? Didn't they just issue a "revamped" version of it? Or maybe this means that the "revamped" version that IIRC is only in a boxed set is going to become the in print version? Which is something I've expected them to do once they needed to go back for another printing of the hardcover.

I believe just a reprint of the book.

Yeah, what Brink said was that every word that WotC publishes will be reviewed throughly and approved by two outside sensitivity readers, including reprints, and he picked out Curse of Strahd as a book that has received errata in the past but will be receiving more errata through that process.

He also said in Alphastream's interview that WotC would be publishing official content guidelines for themselves to be held accountable to.

 

[Reynard]

Yeah, what Brink said was that every word that WotC publishes will be reviewed throughly and approved by two outside sensitivity readers, including reprints, and he picked out Curse of Strahd as a book that has received errata in the past but will be receiving more errata through that process.

He also said in Alphastream's interview that WotC would be publishing official content guidelines for themselves to be held accountable to.

If they really do want 5E to be the forever edition, and it seems that's the current plan, then making sure their back catalog is evergreen is important. I wouldn't be surprised is the books all get not only a sensitivity check but a mechanics checks, too (DCs and stuff, not full redesigns).

 

[Parmandur]

If they really do want 5E to be the forever edition, and it seems that's the current plan, then making sure their back catalog is evergreen is important. I wouldn't be surprised is the books all get not only a sensitivity check but a mechanics checks, too (DCs and stuff, not full redesigns).

I mean, at this point early 5E Adventures are retro classics.

 

[dave2008]

Well Keys from the Golden Vault is doing pretty well on Amazon at the moment. Doesn't seem like all the bad press and late marketing hurt to much. It helps that it seems to be more universally well thought of I guess!

 

[Hussar]

Good grief. The PHB is still 170 in all books. O.O